Educational Opportunities for Adolescent Yi Girls

Summary

Project GLOW (Giving Leadership Opportunities to Young Women) reaches adolescent girls aged 10 to 18 with activities that focus on education, vocational skills and health.

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	$25 - Helps purchase school supplies
	$50 - Helps provide room and board
	$100 - Helps pay for experienced educators
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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The Yi ethnic group is one of the poorest and most isolated in China. Villages are often situated a long distance from schools, limiting learning opportunities. This lack of education has led to an epidemic of drug usage and HIV/AIDS among the Yi, placing the culture at risk.

Activities

Young women are given the opportunity to attend, free of charge, an innovative school where they are taught traditional subjects such as language, health and math, as well as vocational skills that will help prepare them to earn a living wage.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $520
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $49,480
Total Funding Goal: $50,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Through the education of its young women and outreach to at-risk communities, Project GLOW aims to help the Yi people not only survive, but thrive.

Project Message

“The girls have become sisters to me. I’ve never felt as welcome as I do here.”
- Mahai Azhi, 15-year-old student at Project GLOW's school

Who is Running This Project

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Roger Burks,
Senior Writer/Editor
3015 SW First Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97201
United States
503-478-1039
Email:

Project Sponsor

Mercy Corps

Organization

Mercy Corps
3015 SW First Ave.
Portland, OR 97201
United States
503.796.6800
http://www.mercycorps.org

Learn more about Mercy Corps and the project team.

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in China and can also be found under Women and Girls.

For more information about China, read the Human Development Report on China or the Wikipedia entry for China.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on May 16, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on May 16, 2008.

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